Experimental Perforations

As with the Full Face Queens of this era, a number of experimental methods of separation were trialled before perforating was accepted to be the preferred method of separating the stamps.

Many different methods were employed and were usually dependant on the area of the country wherethe stamps were used and these include….

(a) Serrate 13 at Dunedin

(b) Perf 13 x Serrate 13

(c) Serrate 10 (at Wellington?)

(d) Serrate about 16 (at Nelson)

(e) Serrate about 18 (at Nelson)

(f) Roulette about 7 ( Auckland)

(g) Pin-Roulette 6-7

(h) Pin Roulette 9-10 (Nelson)

(i) Y Roulette about 18 (Nelson)

(j) H-Roulette 14

(k) H-Roulette 15-16 (Nelson)

(l) Oblique Roulette (Wellington)

(m) Perf 15

(n) Perf 16

(o) Pin Roulette 4 ( Dunedin)

(p) Square Roulette about 14 (Auckland)

Market information

Date	Seller	Stamp	Perf type	Price	Price $NZ
Aug 2011	Trademe	2/- Die I	Oblique 14		$NZ275
Aug 2011	Trademe	1d Die I	H Roulette		$NZ275
Aug 2011	Trademe	1/- Die I	Serrate		$NZ300
Aug 2011	Trademe	1/- Die I	H Roulette		$NZ350
Aug 2011	Trademe	1d Die I	Pin Perf 14		$NZ600
Feb 2012	eBay	1/- Grey & Red	Square Roulette 14	$US715	$NZ894
Feb 2012	eBay	4d Green & Black	Square Roulette 14	$US523	$NZ654
Feb 2012	eBay	1d Blue & Red	Perf 13 x Serrate 13	$US261	$NZ326
Feb 2012	eBay	1d Blue & Red	H Roulette 15-16	$US249.50	$NZ312
Feb 2012	eBay	6d Brown & Blue	H Roulette 15-16	$US360	$NZ450
Feb 2012	eBay	4d Green & Brown	Square roulette about 14	$US360	$NZ450
Feb 2012	eBay	1/- Grey & Red	Square roulette about 14	$US360	$NZ450
Feb 2012	eBay	1d Blue & Red	Serrate 10	$US261	$NZ326
Feb 2012	eBay	6d Brown & Blue	Roulette 7	$US360	$NZ450
Feb 2012	eBay	1/- Grey & Red	Roulette 7	$US249.50	$NZ312
Sept 2012	Trademe	2/- Orange & Blue (NZ Mng Wmk)	H Roulette 14.5 on 2 sides		$NZ142